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Sheriff's Office gets justice for slain puppies with help of social media, tips

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Updated: 10:20 AM EDT Mar 20, 2017

Sheriff's Office gets justice for slain puppies with help of social media, tips

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WEBVTT >> HE JUST TOOK THEM OUT THERE,ABANDONED THEM, AND RETURNS ANDSHOOTS THEM. >> WASHINGTON PARISH DETECTIVEDEMI RICE WORKS ABUSE CASES,ELDERLY, CHILD, AND ANIMAL,TOUGH JOB.WHEN 5 LABRADOR PUPPIES WEREFOUND SHOT ON THE SIDE OF ARURAL WASHINGTON PARISH ROAD,SHE WENT TO WORK.>> THAT'S WHAT MAKES PEOPLEANGRY.>> IT DOES.IT MADE ME VERY ANGRY. >> A PASSERBY HAD FOUND THEPUPPIES, ABANDONED, BUT ALIVE,NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF MONROECREEK AND FRANK KENNEDY ROADSNEAR ANGIE.THE PERSON THAT ACTUALLY FOUNDTHE PUPPIES ACTUALLY WENT HOME,GOT SOME CLOTHES TO KIND OFPROTECT THEM, SOME FOOD TO FEEDTHEM, AND THEN CALLED THE HUMANESOCIETY TO COME AND PICK THEMUP. BUT BEFORE THE RESCUER COULD GETTHERE, AUTHORITIES SAY25-YEAR-OLD SHAWN JONES, WENTBACK HOME, GOT HIS GUN, CAMEBACK TO WHERE HE'D ABANDONED THEPUPPIES, AND SHOT THEM.THE ON THAT -- >> THEN GOES BACK TO HISNEIGHBORHOOD LAUGHING ABOUT HOWSOMEONE, SOME FOOL DROPPED FOODAND CLOTHES OFF FOR THE DOGS,BUT HE TOOK CARE OF THE LITTLE,I CAN'T SAY THE WORD HE USED. >> HE'S FACING SERIOUS JAIL TIMEAND THAT'S WHAT WE ARE GOING TOASK THE DA TO PROSECUTE FULLYAND THE JUDGE TO LET HIM HAVEIT.>> JEFF DORSON SAYS THE INCIDENTIS MORE THAN JUST DISTURBING,ESPECIALLY WHEN THERE ARENUMEROUS PLACES PUPPIES CAN BETAKEN AND PUT UP FOR ADOPTION.>> PEOPLE WERE WILLING TO HELP,WANTING TO HELP, DESPERATE TOHELP AND HE TURNED THE OTHERWAY. >> PUBLISHED ON SOCIAL MEDIA TOTRY TO GET TIPS FROM THE PUBLIC.DID GET SOME CITIZEN TIPS. >> THOSE TIPS FROM THE PUBLIC,AND DETERMINED POLICE WORK,ULTIMATELY LED TO THE ARREST.JONES WAS JAILED EARLIER THISWEEK ON FIVE COUNTS OF CRUELTYTO ANIMALS.HE REMAINS IN JAIL WITH BOND SETAT $$15,000.

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Updated: 10:20 AM EDT Mar 20, 2017

WASHINGTON PARISH, La. —

The Sheriff's Office said details about the shooting were posted on social media, leading to several tips. Shawn Glen Jones, 25, was arrested on five counts of cruelty to animals.